Heterocercal

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Relating to, having, or being a tail fin in which the upper lobe is larger than the lower and the vertebral column extends into the upper lobe, as in sharks.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Of a fish's tail, such that the vertebral column bends and extends upwards into the upper lobe of the tail, making it larger than the lower lobe; as in sharks, rays, and skates.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Having the vertebral column evidently continued into the upper lobe of the tail, which is usually longer than the lower one, as in sharks.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • In ichthyology, having an unequally divided tail or caudal fin. Contrasted with homocercal.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. possessing a tail with the upper lobe larger than the lower and with the vertebral column prolonged into the upper lobe
    • Antonym
    homocercal   
    Form
    heterocercality   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Merkel    circle    encircle   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    homocercal    protocercal    diphycercal   
     
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